
How Tim Berglund Found His Calling | Ep. 2
Viktor Gamov interviews his co-host, Tim Berglund, about his career in the world of streaming data. Tim’s first job: Burger King broiler steamer. His challenge/theme: pivoting from working in hardware...
29 Sep 202530min

Building Real-time Systems for Apple, Nike & more ft. Adi Polak | Ep. 1
The Confluent Developer Podcast is here! For this first episode, Tim Berglund talks to his co-host, Adi Polak (Confluent), about her career in distributed data systems. Her first job: neighborhood dog...
22 Sep 202532min

We're back! Welcome to the Confluent Developer Podcast.
Weekly episodes launching Sept. 22! | Hi, I'm Tim Berglund. It's been about four years since I've been podcasting at Confluent, and "Streaming Audio" has been on hiatus for a little more than two, but...
2 Sep 20251min

Apache Kafka 3.5 - Kafka Core, Connect, Streams, & Client Updates
Apache Kafka® 3.5 is here with the capability of previewing migrations between ZooKeeper clusters to KRaft mode. Follow along as Danica Fine highlights key release updates. Kafka Core: KIP-833 provid...
15 Jun 202311min

How to use Data Contracts for Long-Term Schema Management
Have you ever struggled with managing data long term, especially as the schema changes over time? In order to manage and leverage data across an organization, it’s essential to have well-defined guide...
21 Mar 202357min

How to use Python with Apache Kafka
Can you use Apache Kafka® and Python together? What’s the current state of Python support? And what are the best options to get started? In this episode, Dave Klein joins Kris to talk about all things...
14 Mar 202331min

Next-Gen Data Modeling, Integrity, and Governance with YODA
In this episode, Kris interviews Doron Porat, Director of Infrastructure at Yotpo, and Liran Yogev, Director of Engineering at ZipRecruiter (formerly at Yotpo), about their experiences and strategies ...
7 Mar 202355min





















